Technical Cooperation

Project Name:

Rice Development Project in Artibonite Valley (Haiti)

Project Description:

Sixty percent of rice consumed in Haiti per year is imported. This project will provide assistance in L’Artibonite valley, known locally as “Haiti’s largest granary,” to increase production, as well as farmers’ income, through the establishment of an industrial production chain.

Expand production of rice seed(1)Infrastructural renovation of rice seed supply center, including one treatment plant, one seed warehouse and one treshing ground(2)Cultivation of rice seed for 75 ha, producing 300,000 kg of seed(3)9 sessions of farmers conferences(4)TCS-10 rice seed cultivation information service

Establish a rice milling center and marketing groups:(1)Instruct 10 farmers associations for the renovation of the warehouse and the installation of the mill(2)Held 96 trainings for the managers (3)9 trainings for farmers associations(4)Provide 7,500 bags of fertilizer(5)Instruct the culture of rice seed for 3 ha for the TCS-10 project(6)Collect 3 marketing information of rice and mill